DLTK's Crafts for KidsDoggy Doggy Where's Your Bone

This is a good activity for ages 2 thru 6 or so.

At a birthday party, if you're planning a lot of outdoor activities, this is
a good thing to have in the corner of your mind in case of bad weather!
This is a good game for Clifford, Blue's Clues, Dalmatian/Fire, Scooby Doo, etc
theme parties.

How to play:

Have the birthday boy or girl be the first to be the doggy. They should
sit in the center of the circle of children and close/cover their eyes while the
song is chanted (it doesn't really have a tune).

Alternative 1: (this is the one I use) -- have an adult give the bone
(or whatever you choose to hide... A shoe works too) to one of the children
while chanting the song (make sure you give each child a chance to have the
bone). Have all of the children hide their hands behind their backs.
When the chant is over, the doggy can uncover his or her eyes and gets 3 guesses
as to which person has the bone. Whether the doggy gets it right or not,
the person with the bone gets to be the next doggy. Because you've made
sure to give each child a turn with the bone, each child will get a turn being
the doggy.

Alternative 2: (more competitive) -- have the last person who was the
doggy, give the bone (or whatever you choose to hide) to one of the other
children while everyone chants the song. Have all the children hide their
hands behind their backs. When the chant is over, the doggy can uncover
his or her eyes and gets 3 guesses as to which person has the bone. If
they guess where the bone is, they get to sit outside the circle and the person
with the bone is the doggy. If they don't guess where the bone is, they
have to be the doggy again.